boy's name
Grimm
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 105
Grimm is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Grimm over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Grimm?
In 2025, Grimm was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Grimm
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Grimm also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Grimm over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Grimm
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Grimm — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Grimm
How popular is the name Grimm?
In 2025, Grimm was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Grimm a girl's or a boy's name?
Grimm is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Grimm?
Grimm has 1 syllable.
When was Grimm most popular?
Grimm peaked in 2019, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Grimm a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Grimm currently ranks #7,599 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.